Important Update on the COVID-19 SITUATION in Vietnam

Vietnam extends e-visa scheme to 80 countries while borders remain closed until further notice; this will take effect from July 01 2020. List of the countries and territories which are eligible for E-Visa for future visits is available here

Vietnam is considering opening borders to visitors from countries that have gone 30 days without any new cases of COVID-19. The first steps could be the opens of a certain number of islands, such as Phu Quoc. Health measures will be carefully enforced to ensure the safety of both tourists and local residents.

Two of Asia’s most significant airport hubs: Hong Kong & Singapore – connecting a lot of flights to Vietnam – will reopen to transit passengers from the beginning of June. Hong Kong Airport will lift transit bans from June 1 while Singapore Changi Airport will do the same from June 02.

As of May 28 2020, Vietnam remains clear of community transmissions for 42 consecutive days. There are total 327 confirmed cases, 278 have been fully recovered and discharged from hospitals.

Updated on March 19 2020

Vietnam temporarily stops granting tourist visas to all foreigners for a period of 30 days starting at 00:00 March 18, 2020, except those travelling for diplomatic or official purposes.

All passengers who have been staying or transiting through 26 Schengen countries, the UK and Northern Ireland, and ASEAN countries within the past 14 days will be quarantined for 14 days.

With special exceptions only, all travelers arriving from or having transited through mainland China, South Korea or Iran within the past 14 days will be refused entry to Vietnam at this time.

From March 7, all travelers coming to Vietnam are required to submit a health declaration upon arrival. Travelers can fill out the declaration at the airport or submit it in advance at the link: https://tokhaiyte.vn

As of March 19 2020, there are 76 confirmed cases in Vietnam, 16 have been fully recovered and discharged from hospitals.

Nationals of the listed countries are not allowed to enter Vietnam from 12PM March 15 2020 (GMT+7).

Travelers of the listed countries are requested to leave Vietnam by March 17 2020. This does not apply to passengers who reside in Viet Nam.

As of March 17 2020, there are 45 new confirmed cases in Vietnam. Most of the new cases are on the same flights from Europe to Vietnam. Several hotels and junks where passengers, who are tested positive, from those flights are quarantined to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Also, Vietnam government decided to temporarily close main attractions across Vietnam, details as below:

Destination

Attractions

Hanoi

Ngoc Son Temple

Hoa Lo – check day by day

Duong Lam Ancient Village – only biking is doable, no local houses visit

Phan Thanh Liem puppet show

Water puppet show – Bong Sen Theater

Ninh Binh

Trang An

Bai Dinh

Tam Coc

Bich Dong

Dinh, Le Temple

Van Long

Thung Nham

Thung Nang

Cuc Phuong National Park

Ha Long Bay

Ha Long Bay

Bai Tu Long Bay

Lan Ha Bay

Hue

All main attractions

Hoi An

Cantonese Chinese Assemble

Tan Ky House

Nguyen Tuong Family Chapel

Folkore Museum

Cam Thanh

Thanh Ha Pottery Village

Coconut Village

Tra Que Vegetables Village

Close the whole ancient town

Quang Binh

Phong Nha National Park

Mekong Delta

Binh Thuy Le Ancient House

Close the whole Tien Giang province

An Giang Province

Ben Tre Province

The situation is changing rapidly; therefore, in the next few days the government could issue new closure policy to more attractions, tourist sites, public area or even stop tourists from some other countries to enter Vietnam (even with those have visa) if they find high risk. Tourists can be quarantined while travelling in Vietnam if they stayed at the same hotel or flew on the same flight with people who got coronavirus.

So with actual situation, it is advised to postpone your plan to travel to Vietnam until end of 2020 or 2021. In the meantime, we can help with the trip planning while waiting for a more stable situation in the near future. Please feel free to contact us at info@saffrontravel.net (English) or spain@saffrontravel.net (Spanish)

Saffron Travel is closely monitoring the situation and will keep you posted.